Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging hunters planning to apply for a limited hunting license to begin the process as soon as possible. The agency says waiting until just before [ … ]
Category: Big Game
Preying on a premier predator
I remember the first time I hunted a mountain lion. I had just gotten out of the United States Navy and moved back home to Meeker, Colo. The thought of [ … ]
Get Into Your Scope
I have been a sport shooter, firearms instructor and president of an 800-member gun club in Colorado and none of my experience prepared me for my first elk hunt. Other [ … ]
Be bear aware
During the fall hunting season bears are active up to 20 hours a day, foraging around the clock trying to gain enough weight to survive the coming winter.
African Safari: The Hunt of a Lifetime
Lifelong hunters Tom Allen and Larry Beck drove by the “Hunt Africa” sign outside Antler Taxidermy in Meeker for years, like everyone else on Market Street. This spring they took [ … ]
Preparing Yourself Physically for a Successful Hunt
Over the years I’ve spent countless hours listening to hunting guides discuss the challenges they face when working for successful hunts. The most common concern I hear is that too [ … ]
Do you need your brain checked?
This year Colorado Parks and Wildlife has started an initiative to better understand the distribution of Chronic Wasting Disease throughout the state, and hunters have been called upon to help [ … ]
Northwest Colorado Hunting Outlook
If you’ve chosen Northwest Colorado as your hunting venue, you’ve hit the hunting jackpot. Besides the fact the northwest portion of the state is home to the world’s largest mule [ … ]
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